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Inside Univ. of Maryland's stunning college football saga

Clip: 11/01/2018 | 6m 30s

It’s been a chaotic few days for the University of Maryland football program. In the fallout since the June death of player Jordan McNair, who became overheated during a practice, the school’s football coach, DJ Durkin, was placed on administrative leave, reinstated and finally fired. Sportswriter John Feinstein joins Amna Nawaz to discuss how this saga represents the politics of college football.

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